Hey Chris - Do we see Romney having any national GOP role? Does his lack of national office mean we're not likely to hear much from him?

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November 07, 2012 2:09 PM

Chris Cillizza :

Probably not. I think he is done. I am sure that whoever he endorses in 2016 will get some bump but unlike even say John Kerry in 2004, Romney doesn't have an office to fall back on and so staying relevant in the national conversation is tough....

Where would you now place an endorsement by Bruce Springsteen? Would it be higher or lower than Bill Clinton?

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November 09, 2012 11:00 AM

Chris Cillizza :

I think it fits where I put it. Here's my link: https://www.google.com/search?q=springsteen+and+fix+endorsement+hierrarchy&oq=springsteen+and+fix+endorsemen&sugexp=chrome,mod=3&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Chris -- great job to you and the team on Tuesday and all the years before. My question -- which of the states that are "red" do you see as likely in the next four years (through population shifts, or whatever) to change to blue in 2016? And what is it that would cause the shift? Just demographics? Does a Dem. governor in a red state (happened in GA for years) more likely lead a shift? Or?

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November 09, 2012 6:37 AM

Chris Cillizza :

Just wrote on this this morning here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/11/09/the-next-10-closest-states-in-election-2012/

I think Georgia and Minnesota are potential swing states in 2016. Ditto Arizona.

If Republicans can't fix their problems with Hispanics, Nevada won't be a swing state in 4 years.

I don't see how someone with a moderate record like his can bve a serious threat in the Democratic presidential race in 2016.

So those two facts make me think he might. But, Terry McAuliffe tried to pre-empt him by announcing yesterday that he is running. I am not sure though how much Terry's decision plays into Warner's calculus.

I just wanted to say, I've been on the Nate Silver bandwagon back in his days when he was working at Baseball Prospectus, coming up with PECOTA, and fivethirtyeight wasn't even a glint in his eye. #hipsternatesilverfans

Folks -- There is some technical problem with our awful chat software. I am going to stop since it's not allowing me to answer question in any timely manner. I am going to take the questions that have come in and answer a bunch of them on The Fix later today. apologies.